§ 4. The risk when you send a notice
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The text of the law (unofficial translation)
§ 4. The risk for sending notices
If a party (part) gives notice (melding) in accordance with the Act and sends it in a manner that is reasonable in the circumstances, and nothing else follows, the sender may claim that the notice was given in time even if it is delayed or does not arrive correctly.
What does this mean?
The section protects the person who sends a notice. If a party has given notice as the Act requires, and chosen a reasonable way of sending it, the sender can maintain that the notice arrived in time. This applies even if it was delayed on the way or did not arrive as it should. The rule applies unless something else follows. It is found in Chapter I on scope (virkeområde) etc., alongside § 3, which states that the Act cannot be departed from to the disadvantage of the consumer (forbruker).
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